Geno Smith Quotes

Geno Smith

Profession : Football Player

Birth : October 10, 1990

Sometimes you're not going to get your way and you have to take the long road, and that's okay.

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You just want to be respected. Your contract, you just want it to say, 'We respect you. We understand what you bring to the table. We understand the caliber of player you are and we appreciate you.'

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There's always a lesson learned in any situation good or bad.

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Whenever I get my opportunity, I'll be ready to make an impact.

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I think I admire all leaders. I think everyone has their own way to lead. My way in particular is not a rah-rah guy, or a guy who's going to be the cheerleader. I'm the guy who leads by example. I respect guys who lead by example.

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I've always been in the leadership role. Especially when it comes to football - I know what it takes to lead the football team.

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When you think of a leader, he's got to be fearless. You got to have them trust you, especially in the heat of battle, especially when things aren't always going your way, or when it's the biggest situation you can possibly be in.

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I was brought into this league, I was brought to the Jets to be a certain caliber of player.

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People want to see you get better, they want to see you move past your mistakes. I've done that, just behind the scenes.

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I believe that I can be one of the best.

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What I've been searching for is consistency, and I think that consistency will lead me to be that great player that I always see myself being.

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I want to win so badly, deep inside of me.

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If you look at the history of great quarterbacks, from Joe Montana being picked late to Tom Brady being picked late to Steve Young and what he faced in his early years to Kurt Warner... I mean, all those guys - Troy Aikman - struggled in the beginning. But somehow, they continued to press on and got better.

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Every player in the NFL, I think, deserves a fair opportunity.

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I was a big Michael Jordan fan, just from the things that I read and heard about him is he always held his teammates to the utmost accountability. That's something I try and do.

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I try to hold myself to the highest standard possible.

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Man, I try to have a perfect practice.

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From the standpoint of me being a diva, you talk to my teammates and coaches from Little League. Nobody will say that.

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It was always a dream of mine since I was a kid to be in those situations, to take my team down to get a last-second field goal or touchdown.

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That's why I hate to talk about individual stuff because it's a team game.

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